Westbury Wallaby

Further to my earlier thread on the Nemett 15cc 2 cylinder 4 stroke engine, I have also found this Westbury Wallaby.

Could anyone offer any advice on what I should do with it. Are these items saleable once made up?

Many thanks

Liz

The Wallaby was available as a Hemmingway kit engine.

http://www.hemingwaykits.com/acatalog/The_Wallaby___Edgar_T_Westbury.html

Thanks Paul. It is still available as a kit at £345! I just wondered if people buy these things made up or is it the fun of making them that is the attraction?

Some people collect completed engines. Value depends on how complete they are and the quality of workmanship. I hesitate to value things, but I'd guess the part-made Wallaby would be worth less than the castings.

Neil

As Neil says part complete models which this one would be tend to be are worth 50-60% of the cost to buy a kit. This does vary a lot depending on workmanship and general condition of the model and another big factor is whether the castings are still available. This is a plus in some ways as if a part is missing or needs to be remade then the new owner should be able to get them, if the castings are no longer available then rare and desirable kits can fetch a premium from collectors.

Cost of your fathers Nemett which looks complete will depend on if you can show a buyer that it ran, which unless your Dad took video would be hard for you to show.

J

Thank you Jason. Much appreciated. The Nemett definitely did run because I recall an incident with fingers & propellors and a trip to the plastic surgery dept! No video evidence sadly/luckily!

The Wallaby was the engine unit that ETW designed to power his 1831 locomotive, so may be of interest to someone wishing to have a go at that interesting loco.

The build instructions are available at this **LINK**

- one of this lost cookies that David scattered about when he was editor. Change pt1 to pt2 in the URL for rest of the articles.

HTH,

Rod